ICTmagic Show Jan 2012

ICTmagic Show magazine showing the best educational links for teachers from the ICTmagic wiki page.

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January 2012
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Welcome to this edition of
ICTmagic Show. Inside you will
find an eclectic mix of the best
free educational links, tools and
resource for your class from
across the web.
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many of you at BETT in January
& TeachMeet Essex in February.
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Hot Tip
Without a doubt, the action that saves me the most time is
being able to Cut/Copy and Paste. Totalled up, these three
little actions have saved me days of my life from laboriously
typing out web addresses, text in Word and changing host of
images and files. But did you know that you can cut, copy
and paste using a few keys on your keyboard?
Try pressing...
+
Cut
Copy
Paste
See a comprehensive list of shortcut keys for Windows at
http://img.xcitefun.net/users/2011/06/250478,xcitefun-pc-shortcut.jpg
Class Dojo http://classdojo.com
My class and I have fallen in love Class Dojo ever since I discovered
it a few months ago. It is a instant and visual way to keep a record of
class points. You can award them for whatever you wish, but the site
has a good selection of ideas as default. There are also negative
points for things like late homework and calling out in call, all of which
can be changed to suit your needs.
The site is still developing, but boasts many unique features over
similar sites. The best feature is that teachers can manage points
through a mobile browser on a smart phone which acts like a remote
control in class. I was able to use it on a recent school trip in the
middle of no where.
The site has a cute
collection of monster
avatars, but you can upload
any image you want. Find
award certificates and other
printables on the ICTmagic
Wiki.
Soluto http://soluto.com
Soluto is a superb download which greatly speeds up the boot up
time of a PC by stopping or delaying unnecessary processes. I have it
on every PC I own and the difference is amazing, and considerable
better on older, slower machines. It also manages your browser addons for faster Internet browsing.
Typing Tidepool
http://slimekids.com/games/typinggames/typingfiles/tidepool.swf
This is a fun typing game. Practise typing
by writing the words that appear at the top
of the screen. This propels your cat
character across the screen. Win the
swimming race by typing quickly and
accurately. Play increase levels of
difficulty as the game progresses.
MathsMaster
http://mathsmaster.org
Maths Master offers free maths
videos on a range of topics. See videos
about the basic four operations up to
complex algebra graphs. Each video is
presented in a slow, step by step,
student friendly way. These videos are
great as an introduction to a topic or for
home study.
Dermandar
http://dermandar.com
Dermandar is a great site for making and hosting 360Ě&#x160; panoramic
photos using a normal digital camera. Just upload your overlapping
images and the site will stitch them together and display them on a world
map for you and others
to view. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great for
lots of projects,
including showcasing
your school to the
world.
Minecraft
http://www.minecraft.net/classic/play
Minecraft is a hugely popular building
game. Here is a free basic version of
the game where your students can
explore the huge world and be
creative by building things from cubes
and using a range of different
materials.
Live Minutes
http://liveminutes.com
Live Minutes is simply the best web conferencing website I have ever
seen and it is superb for everyone holding a online meeting or lesson.
You can use Skype video to communicate in real time within the
application or opt for writing to other contributors in text. It has a real
time collaborative whiteboard where users can draw and write ideas.
You can upload and show PowerPoints, PDFs, Word documents,
images, maps and even videos as a group. It truly is the next best thing
from being there. You can make a room instantly without signing up to
the site. Just share the room link with others to get started. You can preupload files get other benefits if you complete the free sign up.
Word Search Maker
http://www.wordsearchmaker.net/
As the name suggests, this site makes word
searches. Just enter the words you want to make
an online word search. Either share the link with
your students or embed on your website to play.
A Web Whiteboard
http://awwapp.com/
This is a whiteboard site with a small
number of tools. But what makes it an
exciting resource is that you can invite
lots of users to collaborate on the
whiteboard in real time. You could
brainstorm an idea in every class in
your school or teach a lesson from the
other side of the world. Just make a
new page and share the link to get
started. No sign up required.
Sing Up
http://singup.org
Sing Up is a superb and widely used UK based
website which provides everything you need to get your class and
school singing. Find song lyrics and stream accompanying music with no
sign up required. Search by age, topic or singing ability to find what you
want quickly and easily. You can sign
up to the singing awards to celebrate
singers in your school. Browse the
online magazine and UK teachers can
order a free hardcopy with a CD
delivered straight to your school.
Quick Screenshare
http://quickscreenshare.com/
I am very excited about this site. It allows you to share another
computer’s screen over the internet so you can see the another
computer’s display on your screen. When this happens, both users can
see both mouse cursors so they can talk about what can be seen.
Furthermore, if the user showing their screen give permission to a
trusted colleague, the other computer can control the mouse and
keyboard of the other to fix problems. This can be cancelled at any time.
This feature means that this site should be in every IT technician’s
toolkit as it will allow any problem to be fixed remotely.
QikPad
http://qikpad.co.uk
Qikpad is a great site for collaborating on a piece of text. You can invite
other users to write on a notepad in real time. The changes appear
instantly. The text is colour-coded to show who has typed it. Make a
custom link and share it with others to invite them to your pad. You can
share a pad as a
read-only page or
embed it on to
your website. It's a
great resource for
collaborative
creative writing.
Handwriting Worksheets
http://handwritingworksheets.com
A great site for creating custom handwriting sheets in 3
different styles. Type in the text you want and download
PDF files to print. Now you can bring your handwriting
sessions into whatever topic you are covering in class.
Questionant
http://bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/games/questionaut/play_popup.shtml
Questionant is a beautifully made
English and Maths quiz that is set in a
surreal world of floating islands in the
sky. Answer the questions and interact
with the environment to progress
through the levels.
Audacity
http://www.emaths.co.uk/tutorials/geometrytoolbox.swf
This site provides a nice set of
maths tools for whiteboards. While
most whiteboard software have
these tools, can you ever find them
when you want them?
Another benefit of this resource is
that this will work on any computer
with Flash installed.
QR Voice
http://qrvoice.net
A useful site for making a QR code. The code
links to the site which reads a chosen message
using a voice synthesiser. A web link is also
generated at the same time for people without a
QR code reader. The message can be up to 100
characters in length.
SEN Teacher http://senteacher.org
SEN teacher is a vast resources site
with a superb bank of customisable,
downloadable and printable resources, as
well as some great interactive resources
for whiteboards. While the site is
designed for teachers of students with
special needs, most of these resources
are very useful for all classrooms. The
English and maths resources are
particularly impressive.
Eyes on the Solar System
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes/player/index.html
A simply amazing NASA site where
you can see lots and lots of natural and
man-made objects throughout our solar
system in real time. Follow and find
information about planets, moons,
satellites space probes and more in is
realistic 3D stimulation.
Franรงais Interactif
http://laits.utexas.edu/fi/home
Franรงais Interactif is a
superb, comprehensive and free French textbook and
language course with audio, video, interactive activities
and more included. Download the resources to your
computer to learn offline or use them directly from the
site. The course runs from the basics right up to some
advance language.
Satpin
http://satpin.com
Satpin is a good, simple Internet start page
maker for younger students. Type in the web
links you want your children to visit and
make nice colourful, chunky buttons. Get a
link to your start page so your class can
access the links anywhere.
Night Zoo Keeper
http://nightzookeeper.com/
Night Zoo Keeper is a superb idea for a
website and a great way to show off your
children’s work. Users design an animal,
either based on a real animal or something
completely new. Then they write a profile bio
for the animal and upload pictures. Then
users are encouraged to write a story about
their creature. There are also games and
activities to play once you have signed in.
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